Liverpool To Commemorate Jota At Preston Friendly

Diogo Jota and his relative Andre Silva will beryllium commemorated pinch a number of tributes astatine Liverpool's friends astatine Preston North End connected Sunday.

Portugal guardant Jota and Silva died successful a car clang past week successful nan Spanish state of Zamora.

Liverpool's lucifer astatine Deepdale is their first since Jota's passing, which nan nine described arsenic an "unimaginable loss".

There will beryllium a rendition of Liverpool's anthem You'll Never Walk Alone, while Preston skipper Ben Whiteman will laic a wreath successful beforehand of nan distant fans.

The Lillywhites will salary pre-match tributes and person created a commemorative version of nan matchday programme.

A minute's soundlessness will beryllium observed alongside televised tributes, pinch some sets of players wearing achromatic armbands.

The game, which kicks disconnected astatine 15:00 BST, will besides beryllium broadcast unrecorded connected ITV and LFCTV.

Jota scored 65 goals successful 182 appearances for Liverpool, helping them triumph nan FA Cup and League Cup successful 2022 and nan Premier League title past season.

He played his last lucifer for Portugal arsenic they beat Spain successful nan last of nan Nations League connected 8 June. He scored 14 goals successful 49 internationals.

The Guardia Civil told BBC Sport that Jota and his relative died aft their car, a Lamborghini, near nan roadworthy owed to a tyre blowout while overtaking different vehicle.

The brothers had been heading to nan Spanish larboard of Santander truthful Jota could return to Liverpool for pre-season training.

Their ceremonial took spot successful their hometown of Gondomar, adjacent Porto astatine nan weekend.